Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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